Workers will receive retro-pay from Jan. 1, 2017: Union
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 90 ratified a new collective agreement on Oct. 19 with the City of Weyburn, Sask.
The union membership voted 90 per cent in favour of ratification, according to CUPE.
“The union was adamant throughout bargaining that they would not accept concessions, and we did not back down on that,” said Sherri Blackburn, CUPE, Local 90 president. “It is unfortunate that it took until mediation for the employer to realize that the union was serious about not accepting the employer’s concessions.”
The ratified agreement contains no concessions and includes a wage increase of one per cent, 1.5 per cent, 1.5 per cent and 1.5 per cent over the four years of the deal. All employees currently employed will receive retro-pay back to Jan. 1, 2017, said the union.
